Man robbed, stabbed and dumped in ditch after abduction from Corning park

CORNING &GT;&GT; A Washington man was found in a ditch on Rawson Road near Gyle Road Saturday night after being kidnapped from an unidentified Corning park.

An anonymous caller told dispatchers a man was in a ditch around 10:45 p.m. Saturday, according to a press release issued Monday morning by the Tehama County Sheriff's Department. Deputies found the man with stab wounds to his back, abdomen and buttocks.

Ignacio Flores Geron, 22, was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff to undergo emergency surgery. He is listed in stable condition, according to the release.

Geron told detectives he was at an unknown park in the Corning area and was approached by three men, ages 23-25, who threw him in a car and drove him to an unknown location. He said they robbed, stabbed and dumped him out of the car.

Geron said the men stole around $400. He said he is from Washington and arrived in the Corning area about three days ago and is looking for employment and housing.

The sheriff's department is actively investigating this incident and if anyone has any knowledge that could assist in this investigation they are urged to call Detective Patterson at 530-529-7920.